Cloud and drizzle is set to dampen northern parts of the country tonight while heavy showers will soak the southwest of England.

And it will be another frosty start to Friday, though brighter spells could break up the gloomy conditions in some areas.

Announcing the Yellow weather warning this morning, the Met Office said: "Bands of heavy, at times thundery, showers are expected to affect parts of southwest England from Friday morning until later on Saturday.

"Whilst most areas will see a rather wet spell, not everywhere will see the heaviest downpours.

"Where they do occur, 20-40 mm may fall in 6-12 hours, with perhaps around 50 mm falling in 24 hours - most likely across southeast-facing coasts and moors of Devon and Cornwall.

Sara Thornton, director of digital weather company Weathertrending, told The Sun Online: "After a less cold few days, chillier air will start to seep back from the northeast by the start of next week, bringing a return to night frosts and perhaps a few wintry showers.

"The cold air is being brought by a large block of high pressure to our northeast, fending off milder Atlantic winds.

"However computer forecasts are increasingly ‘keen’ that the jet stream will blow the block of high pressure away after midweek, ushering in higher temperatures, wind and rain.

The return of snowy weather to the north of England resulted in an accident on the A628 early on Wednesday between Manchester and South Yorkshire. A BMW with an object piercing through the windscreen lies by the major road

The Tan Hill Inn in North Yorkshire pictured this morning with a thick covering of snow

Parts of the country, including Exmoor, Wales, the Peak District and the Pennines, were blanketed in the white stuff while Surrey, Sussex, Kent and even London saw some flurries on Tuesday night and Wednesday.

Snow settled on hills in the South of England, including the Chilterns, Salisbury Plain, The Berkshire and Wiltshire Downs and parts of The Costwolds.

The highest areas of the UK saw much heavier snow, especially in northern England, Wales and Scotland.

The Pennines, Cheviot Hills, the Eastern Highlands and the Grampians had settling snow throughout the day, along with surrounding areas.

In Ceredigion, Wales, snow covered the hilltops by the Arch near Devil's Bridge

Misty and murky conditions has made visibility poor, while there was fog over parts of Wales and the Midlands - not great conditions for the Thursday morning commute.

Despite a frosty start, by the afternoon, temperatures will be up to 6C, but "it’s still going to feel cold, particularly with the winds across the south-west and the north-east," Deakin said.

He added that "temperatures are still below average for the time of year, and this cold weather persists through the course of Thursday evening, as does the cloud, and rain."

A spokesperson for the Met Office said that there will be freezing fog across the central and western parts of the UK, while the east will see "low cloud, but not freezing fog - there will be a west/east divide."

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